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Battle of Sampford Courtenay: The Prayer Book Rebellion is quashed in England.

Historical image related to Battle of Sampford Courtenay: The Prayer Book Rebellion is quashed in England. from August 17, 1549

Battle of Sampford Courtenay

Battle in the Western Rebellion of 1549

The Battle of Sampford Courtenay was one of the chief military engagements in the Western Rebellion of 1549.
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Prayer Book Rebellion

Popular revolt in Devon and Cornwall in 1549

The Prayer Book Rebellion or Western Rising was a popular revolt in Cornwall and Devon in 1549. In that year, the first Book of Common Prayer, presenting the theology of the English Reformation, was introduced. The change was widely unpopular, particularly in areas where firm…
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Kingdom of England

Sovereign state in Europe before 1707

The Kingdom of England was a sovereign state on the island of Great Britain from the 10th century, when it was unified from various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, until 1 May 1707, when it united with Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain, which would later become the United…
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